The Global Intelligence Files

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In his most recent op-ed in the New York Times, Nicholas D. Kristof called talk about a military strike on Iran a consensus rather than a debate, noting that most actors believe such an attack would be “a catastrophically bad idea.” Adding to the absurd matrix of scenarios and motivations presented by pundits in the US mainstream media, here is a look at what some in the "intelligence community" think about a potential strike against Iran.
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